New York Trip Overview
Enjoy an easy bike ride through beautiful Central Park in New York City, admiring top attractions including Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle, Cleopatra’s Needle and the Sheep Meadow. Learn about the magnificent 843-acre (341-hectare) park from a local guide as you cruise along its gently winding paths. Suitable for all fitness levels, the relaxing ride is an excellent way to cover lots of the park’s most famous landmarks in a short span of time.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: New York, United States
Trip Category: Walking & Biking Tours >> Bike & Mountain Bike Tours
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Enjoy an easy bike ride through beautiful Central Park in New York City, admiring top attractions including Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle, Cleopatra’s Needle and the Sheep Meadow. Learn about the magnificent 843-acre (341-hectare) park from a local guide as you cruise along its gently winding paths. Suitable for all fitness levels, the relaxing ride is an excellent way to cover lots of the park’s most famous landmarks in a short span of time.
Itinerary
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Stop At: 59th to 110th Street Manhattan Borough, from Central Park West to 5th Avenue, New York City, NY 10022
Meet your guide just a couple of blocks south of Central Park on West 56th Street for your morning or afternoon bike tour. Select a hybrid bike, appropriate for your skill and experience level, as well as a helmet and map of the park.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Belvedere Castle, 79th Street Mid Central Park, New York City, NY 10021
Then, peddle along at a leisurely pace on both paved roads and unpaved trails as your guide talks about the park’s history and its many famous attractions. Your guide broadcasts his narration to group through a speaker, so you won’t miss any details.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Strawberry Fields, John Lennon Memorial, W. Park Dr. and W. 72nd St., New York City, NY 10023
See the tribute to the Beatle John Lennon at Strawberry Fields.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Shakespeare Garden, W. Park Dr. and 79th St. Transverse, New York City, NY 10024
Delight in views of Belvedere Castle, smell the flowers in Shakespeare Garden, and ride by the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre where one of the last public marionette companies in the US operates.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bethesda Fountain, Midpark at 72nd St. Transverse Central Park, New York City, NY
Admire popular landmarks including ornate Bethesda Fountain, the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra’s Needle, the massive green space of the Sheep Meadow, and the lovely Jackie Onassis Reservoir in the northern part of the park.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The Dakota, 1 W 72nd St, New York City, NY 10023-3486
The Dakota, the New York City apartment building where the singer John Lennon once lived.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Central Park Sightseeing, 56 W 56th St Between 5th & 6th Ave, New York City, NY 10019-3819
Pause for photos and replenish with bottled water (own expense) as you travel 7 miles (11.2 km) through the lush and lively park. Your leisurely 2-hour Central Park bike tour ends back where it began, just south of the park.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Cleopatra’s Needle, Upper East Side at 81st Street. Central Park, New York City, NY
See the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra’s Needle
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, West 79th Street, New York City, NY 10023
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, 85th Street to 96th Street, New York City, NY 10128
Ride around the beautiful Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Central Park, Central Park, New York City, New York
Explore Central Park and all of the hidden paths that it has to offer
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: New York City Center, 131 W 55th St Between 6th and 7th, New York City, NY 10019-5306
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Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Central Park’s Literary Walk, 66th St To 72nd St Central Park, New York City, NY 10022
Stop and look at the infamous Literary Walk in Central Park, with two rows of trees, music, artists, and sometimes even skate parties!
Duration: 15 minutes
